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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sonos Ace Wireless vs Dyson OnTrac
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sonos Ace
Dyson OnTrac
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Ace (Black)
- Ace (Soft White)
- OnTrac (CNC Aluminium)
- OnTrac (CNC Black Nickel)
- OnTrac (CNC Copper)
- OnTrac (Ceramic Cinnabar)
Our Verdict
Sonos Ace Wireless
Dyson OnTrac
Whether the Sonos Ace or the Dyson OnTrac are better depends on what you prioritize. The Sonos have a more powerful ANC feature, and their app includes surround sound. If you watch a lot of videos, the Sonos have greater connectivity options (wired playback and low-latency codecs) to decrease the chances of lip-sync mismatch. Plus, they can integrate within your existing Sonos home speaker setup. On the other hand, the Dyson have a longer battery life and intuitive controls with a good-quality build. You can buy an adaptor to use them wired, but it disables the ANC.
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Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.3
7.7
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
8.1
9.0
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
6.4
7.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.7 lbs
1 lbs
Clamping Force
0.9 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
7.9
7.6
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Great
Good
Feedback
Good
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
On/Off
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
Breathability
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
Portability
6.1
6.0
Portability Picture
L
7.9" (20.1 cm)
8.6" (21.8 cm)
W
7.2" (18.4 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)
H
1.7" (4.2 cm)
1.7" (4.2 cm)
Volume
94.79 in³ (1,553.33 cm³)
109.51 in³ (1,794.58 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.0
7.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
8.9" (22.5 cm)
8.4" (21.4 cm)
W
7.5" (19.1 cm)
8.6" (21.9 cm)
H
1.9" (4.9 cm)
2.1" (5.3 cm)
Volume
128.50 in³ (2,105.78 cm³)
151.58 in³ (2,483.90 cm³)
Build Quality
8.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
7.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Sound Profile
Normalization Frequency
1,150 Hz
1,100 Hz
Bass Amount
2.8 dB
2.9 dB
Treble Amount
-1.5 dB
-0.9 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.7
6.7
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.69 dB
0.69 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
8.8
9.0
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.2 dB
2.9 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
20 Hz
20 Hz
Low Bass
1.49 dB
2.9 dB
Mid Bass
4.29 dB
3.43 dB
High Bass
3.46 dB
2.26 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
8.1
9.0
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
1.88 dB
1.11 dB
Low Mid
1.87 dB
1.36 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.78 dB
-0.76 dB
High Mid
-1.4 dB
0.76 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
6.4
7.5
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.77 dB
2.88 dB
Low Treble
-2.95 dB
-1.75 dB
Mid Treble
0.48 dB
0.18 dB
High Treble
-6.66 dB
-13.23 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.4
7.0
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.53 dB
1.83 dB
Dips
1.81 dB
1.79 dB
Imaging
8.6
8.5
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.14
0.37
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.15
2.61
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.27
0.98
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.45
1.6
Passive Soundstage
3.8
4.2
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.55 dB
6.31 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
4.54 dB
6.31 dB
PRTF Distance
4.68 dB
7.32 dB
Openness
0.5
2.8
Acoustic Space Excitation
2.6
2.9
Virtual Soundstage
2.9
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
On/Off
No
Virtual Surround
Dolby Atmos
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
6.9
7.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.688
0.413
WHD @ 100
0.226
0.173
Test Settings
Firmware
3.1.4-e16e1c539
571HPF.01.05.002.0001
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Codec
aptX HD, 24-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz
Test Instrument
Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B
EQ
No EQ
Enhanced
ANC
On
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
9.4
7.2
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Overall Attenuation
-26.43 dB
-18.63 dB
Bass
-23.54 dB
-11.11 dB
Mid
-24.82 dB
-19.34 dB
Treble
-31.71 dB
-26.98 dB
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
9.6
7.9
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
Airplane Noise Attenuation
-23.27 dB
-18.59 dB
Airplane Noise Isolation Audio
Office Noise Attenuation
-22.71 dB
-17.90 dB
Office Noise Isolation Audio
Street Noise Attenuation
-23.80 dB
-20.79 dB
Street Noise Isolation Audio
Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
Female Voice 1
Male Voice 1
Female Voice 2
Male Voice 2
ANC Wind Handling
ANC Wind Handling Graph
ANC Wind Noise
Leakage
7.7
7.5
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
35.16 dB
36.63 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
7.0
5.8
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
281 Hz
84.76 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.81 dB
4.5 dB
HFE
6,267.15 Hz
7,346.09 Hz
Weighted THD
11.345
3,696.067
Gain
27.95 dB
-30.05 dB
Noise Handling
6.6
6.6
SpNR
26.04 dB
12.31 dB
Noise Gate
No
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
7.0
7.0
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
6.0
6.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
8.5
8.5
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
35.6 hrs
51.1 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
35.6 hrs
51.1 hrs
Charge Time
2.5 hrs
2.9 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
8.0
7.0
App Picture
App Name
Sonos
MyDyson
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
Yes
No
Windows
Yes
No
Equalizer
Two Band EQ
Presets
ANC Control
On/Off
On/Off
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
Yes
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
Yes
No
Connectivity
Wired Connection
6.3
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
USB-C
No
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
3.87 ft (1.18 m)
3.94 ft (1.20 m)
Connector
USB-C
USB-C
Latency - Analog
43.2 ms
N/A
Latency - USB
65.1 ms
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
Recorded Latency Connection
USB
No Wired Audio
Bluetooth Connection
7.8
8.2
Bluetooth Version
5.4
5.010
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
Quick Pair (Android)
No
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
Yes
No
Line Of Sight Range
334.65 ft (102.00 m)
305.12 ft (93.00 m)
Latency - SBC
272 ms
234 ms
Latency - aptX
265 ms
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
353 ms
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
75 ms
N/A
Latency - LDAC
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Codec
aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
SBC
AAC Support
Yes
Yes
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
0.0
0.0
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Latency - Dongle
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
No
Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
No
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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Sonos Ace Wireless
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